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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Small Remedies【電子書籍】[ Allison P. Brown ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Small Remedies＜/strong＞＜/em＞ by Allison P. Brown is a spellbook for the soulーan intimate, lyrical manual for surviving the quiet devastations of modern life. Selected for ＜em＞the engine(idling)＜/em＞'s Summer 2025 Poetry Micro-Chapbook Series, this collection offers poetic "remedies" for everything from insomnia and apathy to fascism and hopelessness. Brown invites readers to enact rituals of resilience, transforming everyday objects and moments into tools for emotional survival, evolking language that is both sacred and absurd. Each poem is a gesture of care, a gift for those feeling deeply in a fractured world. Raw, inventive, and deeply human, ＜em＞Small Remedies＜/em＞ is not about healingーit's about enduring with grace, grit, and a touch of magic.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Allman Brothers Band Every Album, Every Song【電子書籍】[ Andrew Wild ]

＜p＞In 1973, the Allman Brothers Band were one of the most popular in America. They headlined the Watkins Glen Summer Jam ? attended by 600,000 people ? and their album Brothers and Sisters was number one for five weeks. The group made the cover of Newsweek and Rolling Stone named them ‘band of the year’.＜br /＞ Always a strong live draw, in the two years prior to Watkins Glen, they released one of the greatest live albums of all time and lost two founding members in motorcycle accidents, including guitar genius Duane Allman. Drug use and a ruinous 1976 court case forced the band apart, but a three-album reunion between 1978 and 1982 rekindled some of the old fire. It was with their twentieth anniversary and second reformation in 1989 that provided a degree of stability.＜br /＞ Their legacy of eleven studio albums and six contemporaneous live albums include classics such as their self-titled debut, the sophomore Idlewild South, the definitive live document At Fillmore East and the astounding final album Hittin’ The Note from 2003.＜br /＞ The music of the Allman Brothers is the pure distillation of the four main ingredients of American music: blues, rock, jazz and country. At their best, they transcended genre: they just were.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Andrew Wild is an experienced writer, music collector and film buff with many books to his name, including recent publications about Queen, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and Crosby, Stills and Nash. His comprehensive study of every song recorded and performed by The Beatles between 1957 and 1970 was published by Sonicbond in 2019. He lives in Rainow, Cheshire, UK.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Creedence Clearwater Revival Every Album, Every Song【電子書籍】[ Tony Thompson ]

＜p＞Creedence Clearwater Revival were a San Francisco band of the 1960s that had nothing to do with Human Be Ins, Timothy Leary, or the Summer of Love. They were, for a time, the most popular band in the US but never scored a number one hit. They were headliners at Woodstock but didn’t appear in the film or on the soundtrack LP. They shared a radical ‘back to basics’ sensibility with The Band but were not embraced by the emerging rock press with anywhere near the same enthusiasm. While the punks were hunting dinosaur bands to extinction in 1977, Richard Hell covered one of their songs on his debut album. In the 1980s, as their songs became staples of ‘classic rock’ radio, they were revered by underground bands like The Gun Club, The Minutemen and The Scientists. As Butch said to Sundance, ‘Who are those guys?’＜br /＞ In this book, a track-by-track analysis of all the band’s recorded output, Tony Thompson rolls up the sleeves on his plaid shirt and prepares to answer the big questions. Who’s Jody? What is chooglin’? Where is Green River? Why can’t the singer leave Lodi? Who was the fortunate son? Is the bathroom on the right?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Tony Thompson is a Canadian writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of The Doors on track (Sonicbond 2021), Summer of Monsters (Walker Books 2014), and Shakespeare: The Most Famous Man in London (Black Dog Books 2009). His articles on books, music and education have appeared in The Age, The Australian, The Daily Review Australia, toppermost.co.uk and Eureka Street. He is a well-regarded speaker and has been a regular guest at the Melbourne Writers Festival and other literary events throughout Australia. He plays blues harmonica with great enthusiasm.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Sustainable Crafts, Gifts and Projects for All Seasons【電子書籍】[ Becci Coombes ]

＜p＞"The photo illustrations are easy to follow and Coombes provides plenty of useful tips...This will help crafters get in the spirit of any season." ー Publishers Weekly Take advantage of nature's bounty and craft in time with the seasons! Whether potting up dandelion honey, cooking and crafting with rose petals or preserving autumn leaves and acorns, there are so many wonderful gifts, ornaments and treats that can be made from either a short walk in the woods or a rummage in your cupboard. With an emphasis on foraging and upcycling, Becci explores the ways we can create beautiful projects using materials readily available in the garden and home. Upcycled projects include gorgeous home textiles woven from bed linen, mini lampshade fairy lights for a summer's evening and even a fabulous picnic table from an old suitcase. Capture the breeze of autumn with wind chimes made from old necklaces and cutlery and learn how to felt old sweaters, turning them into cosy wreaths, brooches and purses for winter. There is also a section on working with willow, with projects encompassing everything from woven bird-feeders (with home-made fat balls!) to festive ornaments.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Adventures, #16【電子書籍】[ Nick Badot ]

＜p＞A team led by a determined man. Can all obstacles be overcome? ＜em＞Calumet K＜/em＞, a smooth to read yet captivating novel from 1901.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Two new, never-before printed stories are jammed into this summer issue. And a nearly forgotten poem-a true literal work of art titled, ＜em＞The Set-Up＜/em＞ is inside.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Set-Up＜/em＞ was made into a noir film in 1949... you'll want to read this!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Multi-genre reading entertainment is expected from every issue of ＜em＞Adventures＜/em＞, and we deliver!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Horror Monthly Magazine #47 August 2025 Horror Bulletin Monthly Issues, #47【電子書籍】[ Brian Schell ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Horror Monthly August 2025 (#47)＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The newest issue of Horror Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month. This month, we've got a weird mix of films, both excellent and excruciating as usual, but they were all fun!＜/p＞ ＜p＞We've continued our heavy focus on short films, with one new one every weekday.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each film contains a complete synopsis, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on the quality of the story and production.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Movie Reviews＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞1936 Shadow of Chinatown＜/p＞ ＜p＞1943 The Ape Man＜/p＞ ＜p＞1974 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla＜/p＞ ＜p＞1997 Cure＜/p＞ ＜p＞1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer＜/p＞ ＜p＞1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer＜/p＞ ＜p＞1999 Bats＜/p＞ ＜p＞2001 Wolf Girl＜/p＞ ＜p＞2006 Black Sheep＜/p＞ ＜p＞2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer＜/p＞ ＜p＞2009 Sweatshop＜/p＞ ＜p＞2011 ?????Rise of the Planet of the Apes＜/p＞ ＜p＞2012 ?????Nobody Gets Out Alive＜/p＞ ＜p＞2014 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night＜/p＞ ＜p＞2014 ?????Dawn of the Planet of the Apes＜/p＞ ＜p＞2015 ?????Anarchy Parlor＜/p＞ ＜p＞2015 ?????Green Room＜/p＞ ＜p＞2016 ?????The Love Witch＜/p＞ ＜p＞?????2017 Tigers Are Not Afraid＜/p＞ ＜p＞2018 ?????Border＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Bring Her Back＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Final Destination: Bloodlines＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Hotspring Shark Attack＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 M3Gan 2.0＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 The Sound＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Short Films＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞2017 Skipped＜/p＞ ＜p＞2018 Bathroom Troll＜/p＞ ＜p＞2018 In Sound, We Live Forever＜/p＞ ＜p＞2018 ?????Sybil＜/p＞ ＜p＞2019 ?????Toe＜/p＞ ＜p＞2019 Wash＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F*cking Face Explodes＜/p＞ ＜p＞2022 ?????The Kid and the Camera＜/p＞ ＜p＞2023 ?????Fetal Position＜/p＞ ＜p＞2023 My Scary Indian Wedding＜/p＞ ＜p＞2023 Robbie Ain't Right No More＜/p＞ ＜p＞2023 The Gourd, the Brad, and the Ghostly＜/p＞ ＜p＞2023 The Persistence of Time＜/p＞ ＜p＞2023 ?????We All Belong to the Tower＜/p＞ ＜p＞2024 ?????Subject 7＜/p＞ ＜p＞2024 Teletubbies Horror: The Footage You Weren't Meant to See＜/p＞ ＜p＞2024 The Auteur＜/p＞ ＜p＞2024 The Worm＜/p＞ ＜p＞2024 ?????We Forgot About the Zombies＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 ?????Chomp＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Mary＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Minor Anger Issues＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Social Media Presence＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 The Envelope＜/p＞ ＜p＞2025 Versace Softboi＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】New York: A Literary Anthology【電子書籍】

＜p＞＜strong＞New York ? the city that never sleeps ? is brought to life in this vivid and lively anthology. From Staten Island to the Statue of Liberty, for centuries authors and poets have been inspired to write about the heady highs and formidable lows of New York: its people, places and unique history.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞One sweltering summer’s day, Charles Dickens passes through Wall Street. James Weldon Johnson’s anonymous narrator stumbles into a hidden bar full of poker players. Mark Twain recalls a dinner held in seven different languages. Ana?s Nin declares that she is in love . . . with the city itself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞New York has lived through immense challenges yet remains irrepressible, filled with constant energy, movement and excitement. All these different perspectives are captured by the prose and poetry of a wonderful range of writers including Audre Lorde, Walt Whitman, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Henry James, Langston Hughes and many more.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous pocket-sized travel paperbacks, featuring ＜em＞Treasures of Cornwall,＜/em＞ ＜em＞Yorkshire: A Literary Landscape,＜/em＞ ＜em＞London: An Illustrated Literary Companion＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Paris: A Literary Anthology＜/em＞. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Edited and introduced by J. Michelle Coghlan.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Autumn in Cottagecore: Embracing Change and Reflection【電子書籍】[ Amelia Wren ]

＜p＞Escape the summer's fading warmth and welcome a time of transformation and cozy contemplation. Autumn in Cottagecore is your complete handbook for creating a beautiful, mindful, and abundant fall season, right in your own home and garden.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether you have acres of woodland or a small apartment balcony, author Amelia Wren provides gentle, step-by-step guidance for every aspect of the cottagecore autumn. This book is brimming with practical projects, traditional skills, and heartfelt wisdom to help you make the most of the season's spectacular gifts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn how to:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Prepare your garden for the cooler months with tips on harvesting, preserving seeds, and planting bulbs for spring blooms.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Craft delicious seasonal recipes, from warming soups and hearty stews to apple-based treats and comforting spiced beverages.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Create beautiful, nature-inspired decorations using fallen leaves, acorns, pinecones, and other autumn treasures.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Host meaningful harvest gatherings, plan cozy crafting workshops, and strengthen community bonds before winter arrives.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Embrace the art of reflection with practices for gratitude, mindfulness, and finding balance during seasonal transitions.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This book will teach you to work with nature's rhythms, find beauty in life's necessary changes, and craft an autumn that truly nourishes your soul.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】To the Lighthouse A Masterpiece of Modernist Fiction, Memory, and the Meaning of Time【電子書籍】[ Virginia Woolf ]

＜p＞Time passes. People change. The lighthouse remains. To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolf's lyrical and deeply moving portrait of a family, a house, and the haunting passage of time. Set in a summer home on the coast of Scotland, the novel unfolds over two decades in the lives of the Ramsay family and their guests. With no traditional plot, Woolf instead paints the inner lives of her characters with poetic precisionーcapturing fleeting thoughts, fractured memories, and the silent tensions of love, loss, and longing. This landmark of literary modernism revolutionized the novel form with its stream-of-consciousness technique and thematic focus on the ephemeral nature of life. To the Lighthouse is as much about what is unsaid as what is spoken, as much about moments lost as those remembered. "A brilliant and beautiful book, full of wisdom, compassion, and deeply felt human experience." ー The New York Times "Woolf's greatest achievement. A novel that speaks across time." ー The Guardian "Reading it feels like standing in sunlight and shadow all at once." ー Goodreads Reviewer Perfect for lovers of introspective fiction, lyrical prose, and psychological depth, To the Lighthouse is one of the 20th century's most profound literary works. Click 'Buy Now' and experience a novel where every moment shimmers with meaning.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Summertime in Cottagecore: Celebrating Sunshine and Joy【電子書籍】[ Amelia Wren ]

＜p＞Escape the summer hustle and embrace a season of simple joys and sun-warmed moments. Summertime in Cottagecore is your complete handbook for creating a beautiful, mindful, and abundant summer, right in your own home and garden.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether you have a sprawling backyard or a sunny windowsill, author Amelia Wren provides gentle, step-by-step guidance for every aspect of the cottagecore summer. This book is brimming with practical projects, traditional skills, and heartfelt wisdom to help you make the most of the season's gifts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn how to:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Cultivate a thriving garden with tips on watering, pest control, and choosing the perfect summer vegetables.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Craft delicious seasonal recipes, from grilled feasts and refreshing salads to homemade ice cream and iced teas.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Create beautiful, nature-inspired decorations and accessories using flowers, seashells, and other natural finds.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Host memorable outdoor gatherings, plan stargazing evenings, and build a supportive community with your neighbors.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Embrace the art of relaxation with routines for self-care, mindfulness, and finding balance in your schedule.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This book will teach you to work with nature's rhythms, find beauty in the everyday, and craft a summer that truly nourishes your soul.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Veranda American Style Timeless Interior Design【電子書籍】[ Susan Hall Mahon ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Celebrate the beauty of American design with this stunning hardcover coffee table book that explores traditional and modern interiors.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Discover 21 house tours in this richly photographed interior design book from Veranda. Each chapter shows how designers infuse homes with style, revealing a confident, timeless American look. Thoughtful text and immersive images highlight homes across all regions?from New England to the Pacific, the Midwest, South and Southwest?exploring architecture, materials, and the hundreds of small yet important decisions that make rooms feel both personal and enduring.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inside, you’ll find:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞A Connecticut Queen Anne, by Markham Roberts, where reverence for the past revives a historic home.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞A new build in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, by Tammy Conner, which draws from surrounding history and nature.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞A Colonial Williamsburg home revitalized by Heather Chadduck Hillegas, who honors its classic heritage while making it feel beautifully familiar.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞A Chicago family home reimagined by Summer Thornton with bold color, wild florals, and a soaring two-story library.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞Ann and David Sutherlands’ Dallas farmhouse, filled with modernist vision.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜li＞ ＜p＞A Richmond Regency-style home, by Suzanne Kasler, uniting classic symmetry and graphic punch for truly glamourous results.＜/p＞ ＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞With its striking photography, Veranda American Style is the perfect book for anyone who loves American homes, timeless interiors, and the art of living well. It’s the ideal coffee table book, home decor gift, housewarming gift, and gift for the homeーwith an intimate look at coastal decor, country house style, mountain retreats, and urban interiors. Perfect for readers of interior decorating books, interior design books, and home design books, this keepsake is elegant luxury book d?cor at its finest.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Merlin【電子書籍】[ Edward Arlington Robinson ]

＜p＞Edwin Arlington Robinson was born on the 22nd December 1869 in Tide in Lincoln County, Maine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His childhood was described by him as ‘stark and unhappy’. His name was drawn out of a hat from a fellow vacationer from Arlington Massachusetts when fellow holiday makers decided that his parents had waited long enough at 6 months to name him. It was a name he despised and reflects the station to which his parents had placed him; there great hope at his birth that he would be a girl to complement their two sons.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His pessimistic mood carried him to adulthood and a doomed encounter with Emma Loehen Shepherd who did however encourage his poetry. Edwin was thought too young to be her companion and so his elder, middle brother, Herman was assigned to marry her. It was a humiliating blow to Edwin and during their marriage on the 12th February 1890 he stayed home and wrote ‘Cortege.’＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the fall of 1891 Edwin entered Harvard, taking classes in English, French and Shakespeare. He felt at ease with the Ivy League and made great efforts to be published in one of the Harvard literary journals. Indeed the Harvard Advocate published ‘Ballade Of A Ship’ but then his career appeared to stall. His father died and although he returned to Harvard for a second year, it was to be his last. However, it was also the start of several life-long friendships.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1893 he returned to Gardiner, Maine as the man of the household. Herman by this time had become an alcoholic, having suffered business failures, and was now estranged from Emma.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edwin began farming but continued to write. He also quickly developed a close relationship with Emma, who had now moved back to Gardiner with her children after Herman’s death.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Although he proposed twice, he was rejected and in consequence moved to New York to start afresh.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But it was a salutary experience. Although surrounded by artists he had little money and life was difficult.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1896 he published his own book, ’The Torrent And The Night Before’, paying 100 dollars for 500 copies. Edwin wanted it to be a surprise for his mother, but days before its arrival she died of diphtheria.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His second volume, ‘The Children Of The Night’, had a wider circulation. At the behest of President Roosevelt, whose son was an avid admirer, he was given a job in 1905 at the New York Customs Office, although it appears his real job was ‘to help American letters’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Either way his success began to widen, and his influence prosper. During the 1920s he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three separate occasions. In 1922 for ‘Collected Poems’ again in 1925 for ‘The Man Who Died Twice’ and finally in 1928 for ‘Tristram’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It was a great feat to be so highly honoured and recognized.＜/p＞ ＜p＞During the last twenty years of his life, he became a regular summer resident at the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, where he became the object of fascination by several women. But he never married.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edwin Arlington Robinson died of cancer on the 6th April 1935 in the New York Hospital. He was 65.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Man Who Died Twice【電子書籍】[ Edward Arlington Robinson ]

＜p＞Edwin Arlington Robinson was born on the 22nd December 1869 in Tide in Lincoln County, Maine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His childhood was described by him as ‘stark and unhappy’. His name was drawn out of a hat from a fellow vacationer from Arlington Massachusetts when fellow holiday makers decided that his parents had waited long enough at 6 months to name him. It was a name he despised and reflects the station to which his parents had placed him; there great hope at his birth that he would be a girl to complement their two sons.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His pessimistic mood carried him to adulthood and a doomed encounter with Emma Loehen Shepherd who did however encourage his poetry. Edwin was thought too young to be her companion and so his elder, middle brother, Herman was assigned to marry her. It was a humiliating blow to Edwin and during their marriage on the 12th February 1890 he stayed home and wrote ‘Cortege.’＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the fall of 1891 Edwin entered Harvard, taking classes in English, French and Shakespeare. He felt at ease with the Ivy League and made great efforts to be published in one of the Harvard literary journals. Indeed the Harvard Advocate published ‘Ballade Of A Ship’ but then his career appeared to stall. His father died and although he returned to Harvard for a second year, it was to be his last. However, it was also the start of several life-long friendships.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1893 he returned to Gardiner, Maine as the man of the household. Herman by this time had become an alcoholic, having suffered business failures, and was now estranged from Emma.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edwin began farming but continued to write. He also quickly developed a close relationship with Emma, who had now moved back to Gardiner with her children after Herman’s death.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Although he proposed twice, he was rejected and in consequence moved to New York to start afresh.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But it was a salutary experience. Although surrounded by artists he had little money and life was difficult.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1896 he published his own book, ’The Torrent And The Night Before’, paying 100 dollars for 500 copies. Edwin wanted it to be a surprise for his mother, but days before its arrival she died of diphtheria.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His second volume, ‘The Children Of The Night’, had a wider circulation. At the behest of President Roosevelt, whose son was an avid admirer, he was given a job in 1905 at the New York Customs Office, although it appears his real job was ‘to help American letters’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Either way his success began to widen, and his influence prosper. During the 1920s he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three separate occasions. In 1922 for ‘Collected Poems’ again in 1925 for ‘The Man Who Died Twice’ and finally in 1928 for ‘Tristram’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It was a great feat to be so highly honoured and recognized.＜/p＞ ＜p＞During the last twenty years of his life, he became a regular summer resident at the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, where he became the object of fascination by several women. But he never married.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edwin Arlington Robinson died of cancer on the 6th April 1935 in the New York Hospital. He was 65.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tristram【電子書籍】[ Edward Arlington Robinson ]

＜p＞Edwin Arlington Robinson was born on the 22nd December 1869 in Tide in Lincoln County, Maine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His childhood was described by him as ‘stark and unhappy’. His name was drawn out of a hat from a fellow vacationer from Arlington Massachusetts when fellow holiday makers decided that his parents had waited long enough at 6 months to name him. It was a name he despised and reflects the station to which his parents had placed him; there great hope at his birth that he would be a girl to complement their two sons.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His pessimistic mood carried him to adulthood and a doomed encounter with Emma Loehen Shepherd who did however encourage his poetry. Edwin was thought too young to be her companion and so his elder, middle brother, Herman was assigned to marry her. It was a humiliating blow to Edwin and during their marriage on the 12th February 1890 he stayed home and wrote ‘Cortege.’＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the fall of 1891 Edwin entered Harvard, taking classes in English, French and Shakespeare. He felt at ease with the Ivy League and made great efforts to be published in one of the Harvard literary journals. Indeed the Harvard Advocate published ‘Ballade Of A Ship’ but then his career appeared to stall. His father died and although he returned to Harvard for a second year, it was to be his last. However, it was also the start of several life-long friendships.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1893 he returned to Gardiner, Maine as the man of the household. Herman by this time had become an alcoholic, having suffered business failures, and was now estranged from Emma.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edwin began farming but continued to write. He also quickly developed a close relationship with Emma, who had now moved back to Gardiner with her children after Herman’s death.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Although he proposed twice, he was rejected and in consequence moved to New York to start afresh.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But it was a salutary experience. Although surrounded by artists he had little money and life was difficult.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1896 he published his own book, ’The Torrent And The Night Before’, paying 100 dollars for 500 copies. Edwin wanted it to be a surprise for his mother, but days before its arrival she died of diphtheria.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His second volume, ‘The Children Of The Night’, had a wider circulation. At the behest of President Roosevelt, whose son was an avid admirer, he was given a job in 1905 at the New York Customs Office, although it appears his real job was ‘to help American letters’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Either way his success began to widen, and his influence prosper. During the 1920s he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three separate occasions. In 1922 for ‘Collected Poems’ again in 1925 for ‘The Man Who Died Twice’ and finally in 1928 for ‘Tristram’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It was a great feat to be so highly honoured and recognized.＜/p＞ ＜p＞During the last twenty years of his life, he became a regular summer resident at the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, where he became the object of fascination by several women. But he never married.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edwin Arlington Robinson died of cancer on the 6th April 1935 in the New York Hospital. He was 65.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Hidden Jewel of Stockbridge The Final Years of a Grand, Old-World Hotel【電子書籍】[ Homer E. Moyer Jr. ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Praise for ＜em＞The Hidden Jewel of Stockbridge＜/em＞ by Homer E. Moyer Jr.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“This engaging history of a scrumptiously elegant summer getawayーa favorite of famed violinist Fritz Kreisler, eminent pianist Van Cliburn, and renowned Tanglewood conductorsーlovingly chronicles entertaining recollections of Hotel Heaton Hall’s final years.” ー Piotr Gajewski, Founder & Former Music Director & Conductor, National Philharmonic＜/p＞ ＜p＞“These behind-the-scenes accounts of the golden years of a grand New England summer hotel capture colorful, enjoyable tales of distinguished guests, classical music personalities, and an eclectic summer staffーand show hospitality in its purest form.” ー Michael Hoffmann, Managing Director, Arizona Biltmore Resort＜/p＞ ＜p＞“With warmth and humor, Homer Moyer brings to the history of Stockbridge and the Berkshires a memoir that captures the elegance, traditions, and caring environment that loyal, distinguished guests enjoyed at this “grande dame” hotelーmemorable reflections of a bygone era.” ー Rick Wilcox, Berkshire Historian＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mid-20th century, Hotel Heaton Hall was the “Hidden Jewel of Stockbridge.” Its old-world charm and idyllic location drew a distinguished clientele, including devotees and luminaries of the classical music world of Tanglewood, the nearby summer home of the Boston Symphony. The tasks of maintaining elegant, five-star service fell to perfectionist managers and college-age summer staffers. The Hidden Jewel vividly preserves scenes and anecdotes of a bygone era that are personal, heartwarming, and entertaining.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Jefferson Airplane Every Album, Every Song【電子書籍】[ Richard Butterworth ]

＜p＞Jefferson Airplane were not the sole exemplars of 1960s Californian acid rock; the Grateful Dead could equally claim the mantle of house band to the Summer of Love. Airplane's instrumentation was conventional, comprising mainly vocal harmonies, guitars, bass and drums. The band drew upon the folk traditions of The Weavers, the legendary bluesmen Gary Davis and B.B. King, improvisational masters from Miles Davis to Cream, even literary visionaries such as James Joyce and Isaac Asimov.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Yet fusing together these influences in the creative furnace of San Francisco between 1966 and 1970, Jefferson Airplane's classic lineup ? one ex-model, two ex-folkies, one ex-jazzer and two ex-D.C. guitarslingers ? crafted music that was at once powerful, innovative and beautiful. Birthed in the dizzy hippie heartland of Haight-Ashbury, no other group were so wedded to their environment, winning international acclaim with two anthemic hit singles even as they impishly prodded the mor?s of middle Amerika. A musical and social force of nature, Airplane mirrored the psychedelic dream, burning higher, fiercer and brighter than any of their contemporaries.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Combining a concise history of this magnificent band and their milieu with comprehensive and entertaining reviews of all their recordings, this is the most accessible book on the band yet written.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Richard Butterworth's grown-up career began in advertising, first as a paste-up artist, then as a graphic designer. Finally settling on copywriting, for years he reaped the pleasures and pains of freelancing. But as a lifelong believer in the healing and redemptive power of music, he knew humankind's highest art form would eventually saddle up and ride him into the sunset. Today Richard lives in Cornwall, UK, with his partner Sue, two golden retrievers, a dusty tenor saxophone and far too many Jefferson Airplane bootlegs. He's still writing about the music he loved before he was a grown-up.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hay Fever A Light Comedy In Three Acts【電子書籍】[ No?l Coward ]

＜p＞"Hay Fever: A Light Comedy In Three Acts" by Noel Coward is a captivating anthology that showcases the theatrical brilliance of one of England's most celebrated playwrights. The centerpiece of this collection, "Hay Fever," is a comedic gem that transports readers to the wildly entertaining world of the Bliss family. Set against the backdrop of a summer weekend in their chaotic home, the play unravels the humorous intricacies of family dynamics and social blunders. Judith Bliss, a flamboyant actress, her novelist husband David, and their equally spirited children, Sorel and Simon, each invite a guest to stay, leading to a whirlwind of misunderstandings and comedic mishaps. As the unsuspecting guests navigate the unpredictable behavior of their hosts, Coward's sharp wit and satire paint a vivid picture of 1920s English society. "Hay Fever" explores themes of love, identity, and societal expectations, making it a timeless and relevant read for contemporary audiences. This anthology is a must-read for fans of English drama and comedy plays, offering an engaging exploration of family, psychological games, and the delightful chaos of human interactions. Coward's masterful storytelling and keen insight into human nature ensure that "Hay Fever: A Light Comedy In Three Acts" remains an enduring classic, inviting readers to escape into a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary with each turn of the page.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tomboy【電子書籍】[ Cristina Johnston ]

＜p＞C?line Sciamma’s 2011 film ＜em＞Tomboy＜/em＞ is the central work in the French filmmaker’s coming-of-age trilogy. Bracketed between ＜em＞La Naissance des pieuvres / Waterlilies＜/em＞ (2007), an examination of girlhood and teenage desire, and the 2014 film ＜em＞Bande de filles / Girlhood＜/em＞, about the lives of a group of Black girls in their late teens living in the Paris suburbs, ＜em＞Tomboy＜/em＞ is a quiet, understated examination of gender and queer selfhood amidst the shifting sands of late childhood and early adolescence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Tomboy＜/em＞ is an intimate and luminous film, tender but stark, and never sentimental. Written, cast, and filmed in a matter of months, it follows the experiences and burgeoning friendships of a ten-year-old child who moves to a new town during the summer holidays. First introducing themself as Mika?l, they are, we later learn, Laure to their parents and younger sister. Sciamma’s film is not interested in why the character is passing but in how. Cristina Johnston focuses on specific elements of Mika?l/Laure’s haptic and spatial experience, showing how the filmmaker’s signature engagement with surfaces and textures allows queer potentialities to unfold organically.＜/p＞ ＜p＞While Johnston centres her analysis on ＜em＞Tomboy＜/em＞, she also connects the film to broader themes within Sciamma’s trilogy, public reception of the films, and the significance of Sciamma’s identity as a queer director. Ultimately the book offers insight into a film that deserves to be watched and appreciated for its nuanced portrayal of childhood, queerness, and passing as experience rather than ideology.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Granta 172【電子書籍】[ Thomas Meaney ]

＜p＞'The most highly praised literary magazine. Remarkably, praise is deserved'＜br /＞ ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The summer issue of ＜em＞Granta＜/em＞ includes non-fiction from William T. Vollmann, reporting from the birthplace of Joseph Roth in Brody, Ukraine, and James Pogue on the marijuana-growing communities of Mt. Shasta Vista.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Still Into You【電子書籍】[ Erin Connor ]

＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞Funny You Should Ask＜/em＞ meets ＜em＞Almost Famous＜/em＞ in this second chance, fake NOT dating, spicy, rockstar rom-com, from the author of the celebrated ＜em＞Unromance!＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞When elusive metal frontman Dax Nakamura agrees to give his first interview in years, he has one condition: his ex, Sloane Donavan, has to write it.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Punk rock’s most notorious and elusive frontman, Dax Nakamura, is ready to set the record straight ? about his band, his life, and what happened that summer. But the only person he trusts to tell his story is the ex he hasn’t spoken to in years, Sloane Donavan.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sloane has been writing about music since she posted her first MySpace blog. A journalism degree, a failed internship, and countless backstage passes later, Sloane still hasn’t secured the dream job she left her dream man behind for. So when he reappears with a career-making opportunity, Sloane agrees with one stipulation: their past must stay in the past.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As Dax opens up, old feelings resurface, and Sloane’s journalistic integrity hangs in the balance. The article Dax wants and the salacious tell-all Sloane’s editor expects are two completely different stories. This is the big break she’s been waiting for, but it comes with a price ? the chance to rewrite the ending with her first and only love.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Perfect for fans of:＜/p＞ ＜p＞Classic rom-com tropes＜/p＞ ＜p＞Grumpy X Grumpier＜/p＞ ＜p＞Second Chance＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fake NOT dating＜/p＞ ＜p＞Spicy romances＜/p＞ ＜p＞He-Hates-Everyone-But-Her＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rockstar romance＜/p＞ ＜p＞Erin Connor is your favourite rom-com writer's favourite rom-com writer! They raved about UNROMANCE:＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Sparkles with classic Hollywood rom-com magic' ＜strong＞Andie Burke＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Erin Connor is my favourite new voice in romance' ＜strong＞Alison Cochrun＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'The chemistry between Sawyer and Mason is electric, and this book is properly funny and deeply charming. A real love letter to romance fans' ＜strong＞Laura Wood＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Filled with razor-sharp banter and a happily-ever-after that will make every reader swoon in the most epic way, ＜em＞Unromance＜/em＞ is written for those of us utterly obsessed with romcoms' ＜strong＞Chip Pons＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Erin Connor delivers sharp wit, deliciously steamy moments, and so much charm that I was kicking my feet from the first page to the very last' ＜strong＞Jessica Joyce＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'A love letter to romance and its readers, ＜em＞Unromance＜/em＞ is an impossibly charming love story … a sexy, delightful read!' ＜strong＞Anita Kelly＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞Still Into You＜/em＞ is hitting all the right notes for early readers:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'What a gorgeous book … t＜strong＞he vibes were immaculate＜/strong＞' ?????＜/p＞ ＜p＞'＜em＞Still Into You＜/em＞ will now be ＜strong＞the standard＜/strong＞ upon which I will view any future rockstar romances. ＜strong＞I haven’t enjoyed a music related book this much since reading Daisy Jones & The Six＜/strong＞' ?????＜/p＞ ＜p＞'An incredible read with a ＜strong＞sizzling romance＜/strong＞, ＜strong＞emotional depth＜/strong＞, and a ＜strong＞captivating musical atmosphere＜/strong＞' ?????＜/p＞ ＜p＞'The ＜strong＞YEARNING＜/strong＞!! Please. I was ＜strong＞swooning so hard＜/strong＞ at Dax' ?????＜/p＞ ＜p＞'＜strong＞Wow＜/strong＞, there are ＜strong＞so many sparks＜/strong＞ coming off Sloane and Dax when they meet for the second first time at Battle of the Bands I’m only surprised it didn’t short circuit the electrics' ?????＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Between the Acts A Poetic Masterpiece of Memory, Performance, and the Shadow of War【電子書籍】[ Virginia Woolf ]

＜p＞〓 On the brink of war, a quiet English village stages a playーand the true drama lies in the silences between the acts. Between the Acts is the haunting final novel by Virginia Woolf, completed just before her death in 1941. Set over the course of a single summer day in an English country house, the story follows villagers as they prepare for and perform a historical pageant. But beneath the surface of the performanceーbeneath the trivial conversations, small gestures, and fragments of poetryーlie deeper currents of tension, desire, and looming catastrophe. Through Woolf's signature stream-of-consciousness style, the novel explores themes of art, time, identity, and the crumbling of civilization as World War II approaches. It is at once intimate and expansive, satirical and sublimeーa final meditation on human connection, memory, and the fragile beauty of everyday life. 〓 Why this novel endures: Woolf's last novelーpublished posthumously Blends lyrical prose, poetic fragments, and theatrical structure Captures the unease of a society on the brink of change Considered a profound coda to Woolf's literary legacy 〓 Perfect for readers who enjoy: Modernist fiction and stream-of-consciousness narratives Quiet, introspective novels with symbolic depth Virginia Woolf's psychological insight and poetic language Books that reflect on the meaning of art and history 〓 What readers are saying: "Woolf's swan songーa masterful final whisper that echoes louder than a scream." ? Literary Modernism Quarterly "It's a novel of atmosphere, of shadows and echoesーan experience more than a story." ? Amazon Reviewer 〓 Click "Buy Now" to discover Virginia Woolf's final and most elegiac vision of life, art, and the world on the edge of transformation.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Botanical Watercolours Through the Seasons An All-Year-Round Guide to Painting Flowers and Plants【電子書籍】[ Sandrine Maugy ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This stunning book follows the rhythm of nature through the year.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Botanical Watercolours through the Seasons＜/em＞ begins with a detailed introduction to Sandrine's ethically-sourced materials and tools, her workspace and an exploration of the key techniques employed in painting botanical watercolours. Sandrine explains colour theory in relation to botanical subjects, as well as colour bias and the key to creating realistic shadows without resorting to an unnatural 'grey'.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The four main chapters focus on a particular season and contains techniques for painting its plants: for example, papery bulbs in spring and jewel-like berries in winter, along with examples of the author's stunning botanical artwork. Each chapter includes three step-by-step tutorials: the first for relative beginners; the second for artists of intermediate level and the third for more experienced artist. Subjects range from bold spring daffodils, delicate summer sweet peas, through to whimsical autumn ginkgo biloba leaves, and finishing with a striking holly star composition to close the winter chapter.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a foreword from Tom Brown, Head Gardener at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation: "It is Sandrine's botanical knowledge that sets her apart, [...] through [her] guidance we can learn to celebrate and document the natural rhythms of our green spaces around us." Readers can work through the book season-by-season, or focus on the plants they know and love. All the recommended materials used in the book are ethically sourced: the paper is from sustainable sources, the brushes are cruelty-free and the paints are vegan.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Passport to Painting How to Paint Retro-Style Travel Poster Art【電子書籍】[ Susie West ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Stylish retro travel posters bring to mind summer holidays, happiness and fun. Perennially popular as wall art, their strong designs and clean, flat colours are perfect for hobby artists to emulate.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A complete guide to producing your own travel-poster art, this book includes guidance on composing a strong design, selecting colours to make sure your artwork pops, and adding lettering for a picture-perfect finished poster.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn to create key poster elements such as clouds, skies, water and architecture, and discover how to add your own stylized lettering. There are six striking international projects to complete, or you can use your newfound skills to celebrate your own home town or treasured place. This book is packed with examples of Susie West's inspiring artwork and a short history of travel posters.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Since 2015, Susie West has been working her way around the UK recreating the upbeat, retro charm of travel posters in the modern world. This book shares her techniques and secrets for producing fun, charming artwork. Suitable for beginners, this is a great way into art for those who want to develop their skills, or for experienced artists wanting to try something new.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception【電子書籍】[ Mr Mitch Donaldson ]

＜p＞＜em＞Don't be ridiculous Dusty, this isn't one of＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞your Shoddy Detective Plays...＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. When a priceless painting vanishes during a private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is brought in to＜br /＞ unravel the mystery. But when he finds himself stumped, he must turn to an old adversary for help. The unlikely duo must question the colourful array of suspects living at the manor, all while trying to track down the cunning thief and solve the crime of the century.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This edition of ＜em＞A Shoddy Detective and the＜/em＞ ＜em＞Art of Deception＜/em＞ was published to coincide with the UK Tour and Edinburgh Fringe Festival run in Spring/Summer 2025.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Undercover In India The Bohemian Spirit Series, #2【電子書籍】[ Paul Hosch ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞"Reading Hosch's e-book was like watching a foreign movie, following along with each exotic scene. I loved the book's action-filled chapters and its spirited message. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the crowded train stations, the streets of old Calcutta, the burning bodies on the banks of the Ganges River, the ever-present roaming cows, the fragrance of sandalwood incense, and the hypnotic chanting. The tales he told were absorbing and well-written."＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞GKH, Beta Reviewer＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞"Reading Mr. Hosch's memoirs made me feel as if I was part of every scene, whether living the idealistic hippie life in San Francisco or alongside the colorful characters in the ashrams of India. It's the agenda-less storytelling of a trusted friend who never manipulates the reader or leaves anything uncomfortable out of his narrative to make himself look good."＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞RSF, Auteur, Social Media influencer.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A young seeker in 1970 abandons the hippie drug culture and takes up a serious yoga and meditation practice. He meets an Indian swami and tours the US as his loyal assistant. After the tour, the swami convinces him to sell his beloved VW bus and buy a plane ticket to India. On the way, he stops over in London, Cairo, South Yemen, and finally lands in sweltering Bombay, where he is surprised to see cows roaming on the runway.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After a forty-hour train ride across the subcontinent, he spends the next year studying meditation and yoga with a wizened guru, reputed to know the past, present, and future. But when the guru is suddenly arrested on politically motivated murder conspiracy charges, he pivots and enters an obscure monastery with no electricity or running water in the holy city of Varanasi.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Mr. Hosch's satirical memoir is much more than a typical guru/disciple tale. A unique blend of healthy cynicism, insight, and humor, this unfiltered account of his survival as an inexperienced American in pre-tech India perfectly captures the yoga and meditation craze of the 1970s. It's a must-read for serious yoga students and world travelers alike.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞ABOUT THE BOHEMIAN SPIRIT TRILOGY＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A creative kid on the Jersey Shore performs well on IQ tests but struggles in school with undiagnosed learning difficulties; his worst subjects are math and science. ＜em＞＜strong＞Jersey Goes West＜/strong＞＜/em＞ opens in 1951 when he is sent away to a Jewish summer camp at four years old and ends in 1969 when his friends are arrested trying to sell fifty pounds of marijuana to a federal agent in Haight-Ashbury. Having narrowly avoided serious trouble, he renounces his life of crime and looks to Eastern philosophy for his future.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In his second book, ＜em＞＜strong＞Undercover in India＜/strong＞＜/em＞, we see him as a young aspirant at the beginning of a serious yoga and meditation practice. He meets a venerable Indian swami and tours the US as his assistant. After the tour, the swami convinces him to sell his beloved VW bus and buy a plane ticket to India. Leaving the country for the first time, he stops over in London, Cairo, South Yemen, and lands in sweltering Bombay, where he is surprised to see cows roaming around the runway. For the next year, he lives in the ashram of an all-knowing guru and becomes a trusted disciple. But when his guru is suddenly arrested on politically motivated murder conspiracy charges, he enters an obscure monastery. He later goes undercover with wandering sadhus in the holy city of Varanasi.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The third book of the series, ＜em＞＜strong＞The Fingernail King＜/strong＞＜/em＞, chronicles the next twenty years of his life, in which he runs a small but successful business painting Hawaiian scenes on fingernails in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. In this e-book, he spills the inside tea on the clever scammers and con artists who make a living cheating naive visitors, year after year.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Jersey Goes West The Bohemian Spirit Series, #1【電子書籍】[ Paul Hosch ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞"Reading Mr. Hosch's memoirs made me feel as if I was part of every scene, whether living the idealistic hippie life in San Francisco or alongside the colorful characters in the ashrams of India. It's the agenda-less storytelling of a trusted friend who never manipulates the reader or leaves anything uncomfortable out of his narrative to make himself look good."＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞RSF, Auteur, Social Media influencer.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞"The writing transported me from my home in Miami straight to the Jersey Shore, Berkeley, and San Francisco. Jersey Goes West is a compelling mix of cynicism, hope, and humor."＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞D.T. Beta Reader＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞An intelligent boy with undiagnosed learning disabilities is virtually shut out of the education system due to his lackluster grades in math and science. His parents and teachers accuse him of laziness, although his real problem is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia (trouble with numbers).＜/p＞ ＜p＞In college, he experiences an epiphany on LSD and realizes that there is more to life than a dreary middle-class existence. In the following months, he grows his hair long, dresses in bellbottoms and army jackets, and becomes the most notorious marijuana dealer on his college campus. When the college ejects him for poor grades (among other things), the young man and his best friend take a cross-country road trip in an old Mercury Comet and end up in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district in 1969, aspiring to become famous musicians.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He attends Grateful Dead concerts at the Fillmore West, finds disappointment at Woodstock, witnesses the Stones' ill-fated gig at the Altamont Racetrack, and gets busted (and acquitted) on drug charges. Things get tense when some new acquaintances get busted trying to sell fifty pounds (two shopping carts full) of marijuana to a federal drug agent. He realizes that if he doesn't change his outlaw life, he could be next.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞ABOUT THE BOHEMIAN SPIRIT TRILOGY＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A creative kid on the Jersey Shore performs well on IQ tests but struggles in school with undiagnosed learning difficulties; his worst subjects are math and science. ＜em＞＜strong＞Jersey Goes West＜/strong＞＜/em＞ opens in 1951 when he is sent away to a Jewish summer camp at four years old and ends in 1969 when his friends are arrested trying to sell fifty pounds of marijuana to a federal agent in Haight-Ashbury. Having narrowly avoided serious trouble, he renounces his life of crime and looks to Eastern philosophy for his future.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In his second book, ＜em＞＜strong＞Undercover in India＜/strong＞＜/em＞, we see him as a young aspirant at the beginning of a serious yoga and meditation practice. He meets a venerable Indian swami and tours the US as his assistant. After the tour, the swami convinces him to sell his beloved VW bus and buy a plane ticket to India. Leaving the country for the first time, he stops over in London, Cairo, South Yemen, and lands in sweltering Bombay, where he is surprised to see cows roaming on the runway. For the next year, he lives in the ashram of an all-knowing guru and becomes a trusted disciple. But when his guru is suddenly arrested on politically motivated murder conspiracy charges, he enters an obscure monastery with no electricity or running water, he later goes undercover with wandering sadhus in the holy city of Varanasi.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The third book of the series, ＜em＞＜strong＞The Fingernail King＜/strong＞＜/em＞, chronicles the next twenty years of his life, in which he runs a small but successful business painting Hawaiian scenes on fingernails in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. In this e-book, he spills the inside tea on the clever scammers and con artists who make a living cheating naive visitors, year after year.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tennessee Williams’s America Homes, Families, Exiles【電子書籍】[ Ahmed Honeini ]

＜p＞＜em＞Tennessee Williams’s America＜/em＞ is the first full-length study of homes, families, and familial exile in the plays of Tennessee Williams. The central argument of this book is that Williams’s vision of American life in his plays is predicated upon challenging the traditional idea of the home and family. Throughout his plays, the patriarchal space of the American home and family is shown to victimize and oppress two of society’s most marginalized groups: women and queer people; in Williams's plays, the experiences of one group often mirror and intersect with those of the other. From his earliest plays, such as ＜em＞Candles to the Sun＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Fugitive Kind＜/em＞, to the masterpieces of his major phase, including ＜em＞Battle of Angels/Orpheus Descending＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Rose Tattoo＜/em＞, ＜em＞Cat on a Hot Tin Roof＜/em＞, ＜em＞Period of Adjustment＜/em＞, ＜em＞Suddenly Last Summer＜/em＞, and ＜em＞Sweet Bird of Youth＜/em＞, through to the much maligned but equally rich works of his late period, such as ＜em＞Vieux Carr?＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Something Cloudy, Something Clear＜/em＞, Williams depicts the home as a place which restricts and suffocates those who fail to perform their expected gender role in the wider patriarchal framework of American life. In its extended, full-length treatment of homes, families, and familial exiles in his theatrical output, this book adds a new perspective to Williams scholarship by examining the desperate and, at times, futile search for love, relationality, and belonging that his marginalized and alienated characters frequently pursue in alternative avenues of existence.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Koreaboo【電子書籍】[ Michelle Lim Davidson ]

＜p＞Hannah had her trip all planned out. Travel to Korea. Visit her birth mother. Spend a golden summer creating precious memories. But when she arrives in Seoul reality hits hard. Her Umma works in a convenience store day and night, barely taking a break. She seems more interested in stacking shelves and re-arranging the garden gnome display than connecting with her long-lost Australian daughter. Hannah is Korean, yet in Umma's mind, Hannah is a 'Koreaboo'-a foreigner captivated by K-Pop, kimchi and hanboks. Armed with only Google Translate and unrelenting optimism, Hannah must try to find a place within Umma's world before the end of a sweltering summer. Taking inspiration from real events of Michelle Lim Davidson's life (The Feather in the Web, The Newsreader), this profound and heartfelt play marks the writing debut of one of Australia's most beloved performers. Michelle herself takes to the stage under the direction of Jessica Arthur (The Dictionary of Lost Words), in a reunion story that reaches across continents, cultures and Spotify? playlists.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Who is My MOTHER?【電子書籍】[ Maureen Downey ]

＜p＞＜strong＞T＜/strong＞his is a story of an ordinary family, living an ordinary life, when suddenly one summer, a beautiful little girl appears on their doorstep. A beautiful little girl who, as it turns out, nobody wants. It is the story of what happens when this ordinary family decides to do something about the situation. It is the story of a five-year human drama, full of shock, outrage, turmoil, anxiety, heartbreak and above all, the enduring power of love.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Fingernail King The Bohemian Spirit Series, #3【電子書籍】[ Paul Hosch ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞"Using accessible language, Paul Hosch describes the twenty years he worked as a fingernail artist in Hawaii's burgeoning tourist industry. He pulls back the curtain on the voracious merchants, clueless tourists, talented entertainers, and exotic locals that we never get to see in tourist guidebooks. His internal dialogue is honest and endearing in this stirring and colorful narrative. I wish more writers told stories this way."＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞GHHーBeta Reviewer＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Paul Hosch's latest e-book offers readers a new and different view of the islands; one they will not soon forget.＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞The Fingernail King＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞takes us back to Waikiki Beach of the 1980s, in which a recent art school graduate creates a tourist craze by painting tiny tropical scenes on fingernails…"＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞After working for several years as an unpaid volunteer for a yoga organization, a penniless thirty-year-old is offered part-time employment in a halfway house and two months' free rent in Hawaii. Having no other means of support, he gladly accepts the job offer and lands in Honolulu with only a tattered suitcase, an old guitar, and barely enough money to stay alive. The year is 1976.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Longing for a career as an artist, he answers a want ad in the local newspaper and is hired to decorate inexpensive shell jewelry in a famous Waikiki Beach shopping center. This leads to a lucrative gig painting Hawaiian scenes on fingernails, which surprisingly goes viral. Within a few short months, he becomes an established tourist attraction.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For the next twenty years, the young man works in one of the busiest tourist resorts in the world, and as an unexpected perk, he stumbles into many strange and exotic romantic entanglements. While struggling to balance his meditation and yoga practice with the overwhelming allure of Waikiki, he finds it increasingly difficult to resist the worldly pleasures vying for his attention. ＜em＞The Fingernail King＜/em＞ is the humorous and sometimes poignant story of youthful indulgence, occasional overindulgence, and eventual redemption.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞After reading this unique e-memoir, you'll never see "paradise" the same way again!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞ABOUT THE BOHEMIAN SPIRIT TRILOGY＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A creative kid on the Jersey Shore performs well on IQ tests but struggles in school with undiagnosed learning difficulties; his worst subjects are math and science. ＜em＞＜strong＞Jersey Goes West＜/strong＞＜/em＞ opens in 1951 when he is sent away to a Jewish summer camp at four years old and ends in 1969 when his friends are arrested trying to sell fifty pounds of marijuana to a federal agent in Haight-Ashbury. Having narrowly avoided serious trouble, he renounces his life of crime and looks to Eastern philosophy for his future.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In his second book, ＜em＞＜strong＞Undercover in India＜/strong＞＜/em＞, we see him as a young aspirant at the beginning of a serious yoga and meditation practice. He meets a venerable Indian swami and tours the US as his assistant. After the tour, the swami convinces him to sell his beloved VW bus and buy a plane ticket to India. Leaving the country for the first time, he stops over in London, Cairo, South Yemen, and lands in sweltering Bombay, where he is surprised to see cows roaming around the runway. For the next year, he lives in the ashram of an all-knowing guru and becomes a trusted disciple. But when his guru is suddenly arrested on politically motivated murder conspiracy charges, he enters an obscure monastery with no electricity or running water. He later goes undercover with wandering sadhus in the holy city of Varanasi.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The third book of the series, ＜em＞＜strong＞The Fingernail King＜/strong＞＜/em＞, chronicles the next twenty years of his life, in which he runs a small but successful business painting Hawaiian scenes on fingernails in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。